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GET https://cds.thepublive.com/publisher/{publisher_id}/post/{identifier}/ Returns the complete details of a single published post including full content, metadata, categories, tags, and contributors.

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Path Parameters

NameTypeDescription
identifierstring/integerPost ID or slug

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Headers

NameTypeRequiredDescription
usernamestringYesAPI Key
passwordstringYesAPI Secret

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Response

Returns the same post object structure as the Post Listing endpoint, but for a single post. 
{
  "status": "ok",
  "data": {
    "id": 12345,
    "title": "Union Budget 2026 Highlights",
    "slug": "union-budget-2026-highlights",
    "type": "Article",
    "banner_url": "https://cdn.publive.com/images/budget-2026.jpg",
    "short_description": "Key takeaways from the Union Budget 2026",
    "summary": "Here are the major announcements from the budget session.",
    "primary_category": {
      "id": 100,
      "name": "Business",
      "slug": "business"
    },
    "categories": [
      {"id": 100, "name": "Business", "slug": "business"}
    ],
    "tags": [
      {"id": 500, "name": "Budget 2026", "slug": "budget-2026"}
    ],
    "contributors": [
      {"id": 1, "name": "Jane Doe", "slug": "jane-doe"}
    ],
    "content_html": "<p>The Union Budget 2026 was presented today...</p>",
    "content_json": [
      {
        "type": "paragraph",
        "data": {
          "text": "The Union Budget 2026 was presented today..."
        }
      }
    ],
    "meta_data": {
      "access_type": "Free"
    },
    "media_file_banner": {
      "id": 999,
      "filename": "budget-2026.jpg",
      "path": "https://cdn.publive.com/images/budget-2026.jpg",
      "alt_text": "Union Budget 2026",
      "meta_data": {"width": 1200, "height": 630}
    },
    "word_count": 1250,
    "access_type": "Free",
    "hide_banner_image": false,
    "banner_description": "Union Budget 2026 session in Parliament",
    "language_code": "en",
    "absolute_url": "/business/union-budget-2026-highlights-12345",
    "formatted_first_published_at_datetime": "2026-02-01T09:00:00Z",
    "formatted_last_published_at_datetime": "2026-02-01T12:30:00Z"
  },
  "message": ""
}